Missions Updates

Friend,

Happy New Year! We are so thrilled to welcome you to 2026. Uganda has started the New Year in a crazy way - with a presidential election - with shutting down all internet services - and with unfortunate and needless deaths. These tragedies only awaken us to double down on our passions to reach this country for Christ. The hope of Uganda is the Church. And the Church faithfully calling all people everywhere to follow the Lord Jesus Christ! This is what SOS is fully committed to fulfilling throughout Uganda. And as all ministries are now restarting, please be praying with us. We want to see Jesus Christ reign through His Word in the hearts of all people. 

So with a sense of excitement and anticipation, we are looking towards 2026. I hope you will feel the same as you read this month’s update.

2025 PRAISE REPORT

We would miss out greatly if we moved into 2026 without recognizing the ways God carried us through last year.

Last year, we witnessed God’s faithfulness on display across every part of the

ministry. From lives transformed by the gospel to families strengthened, leaders

trained, and communities served, His hand has been unmistakable.

Here are just a few ways we impacted Uganda together:

• We saw 2,000+ people attend our church’s grand opening.
• 53 pastors graduated from STC with certificates.
• 650 youth came to our National Youth Conference.
• We welcomed 50 new kindergarteners to Legacy.
• And we treated 6,475 patients at our SOS Medical Center.

We praise God for every number, because we know every number has a name! Thank you for your partnership to make this possible.

20TH ANNIVERSARY

This month marked 20 years since Danielle and I moved our young family to Uganda for full-time ministry. God has been so faithful to gently form and grow our ministry into His design over the years.

We celebrated the anniversary with a live virtual gathering to praise God and dream of the future. You can watch the recording right here:

A THANK YOU NOTE FROM UGANDA:

“With grateful Hearts we thank God for 20 years of faithful service through SOS Ministries in Kubamitwe, Uganda.

Today we honor Shannon and Danielle Hurley for their obedience to God's call, their love for our people, and their commitment to sharing the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. What began as a step of faith has grown into a ministry that has touched every part of our community.

Through Community Bible Church, many have come to know Christ, grow in faith, and found a spiritual home.

Through Shepherds Training College, pastors and church leaders are being trained and equipped, and plans are underway to plant churches to spread the gospel to surrounding areas.

Through Legacy Christian School, children and students have received quality education and a foundation of hope for the future.

The SOS Medical Center has brought healing and compassionate health care to many who had nowhere else to turn.

Through Community Outreach, the disabled and vulnerable have been served with dignity, love, and support.

The ministry has created employment opportunities for people of all backgrounds, restoring dignity, providing provision, and giving hope to families.

Lives have been changed, hearts transformed, and souls saved. Kubamitwe has been transformed not only spiritually but socially and economically. We extend our sincere thanks to all the missionaries, pastors, staff, sponsors, and partners abroad whose prayer, sacrifice, and generosity have made this ministry possible.

As we celebrate these 20 years, we give all glory to God and look forward with faith to what He will continue to do through SOS Ministries in the years ahead.

With deep gratitude and appreciation,

Michael and Rebecca Mpiima

“Grateful Ugandans”

10 GENERAL WAYS TO PRAY FOR SOS

1. Pray that God will continue to build up our SOS team with loving unity, immovable faith, persevering devotion, biblically-focused minds, and prayerfully dependent hearts. 
2. Pray that God will continue to expand our SOS team by calling other godly, like-minded missionaries and Ugandans (professors, teachers, and high-capacity leaders) alongside us. 
3. Pray that God will watch over each member of the SOS team spiritually and that the attacks of the evil one will draw our team closer rather than apart. 
4. Pray that the recipients of the ministries of SOS will be awakened to God’s immense greatness, God’s pricelessly sufficient Word, and their highly-privileged calling. 
5. Pray that God would give wisdom to the leadership of SOS so that all of the God-given resources would be wisely and sparsely used, resulting in God’s pleasure and glory. 
6. Pray that our partners in Uganda will continue to grow in their love and support of SOS Ministries, allowing maximum impact and advancement of God’s kingdom. 
7. Pray that God’s Spirit would powerfully go before SOS and that each member would humbly submit to God’s authority and leading, resulting in God’s exaltation. 
8. Pray that God will put His protective hand over each missionary family in this ministry, keeping each member safe from the potential dangers of living in a developing country. 
9. Pray that God will help us to love everyone associated with SOS Ministries, whether they are recipients, friends, or unbelievers associated with the ministry. 
10. Pray that God will give us wisdom in carrying out the next phase of our ministry: church planting.

10 SPECIFIC WAYS TO PRAY FOR SOS

1. Pray that God will develop a really strong group of godly leaders from within our church as we call everyone to greater devotion to Jesus Christ this year. 
2. Pray that God will provide the needed funds to help us finish some critical building projects and to help us launch a radical church planting movement.
3. Pray that God will continue to give SOS favor with its stakeholders.
4. Pray that our local church really steps up its discipleship game now that it is in its new building.
5. Pray that God will provide Legacy Christian Academy with strong, godly administrators to help Michael lead the kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools.
6. Pray that God will bless STC by continuing to provide talented and deeply educated stateside professors to fill the teaching until we are able to build up African staff. 
7. Pray that God will allow SOS’s impact and reputation to continue to grow in influence and credibility for the sake of extending God’s name. 
8. Pray that God will bless SOS's church planting efforts around its local community. 
9. Pray that God will bring salvation in massive waves as CBCK (SOS’s local church) continues to reach out to its community.
10. Pray that God will intervene within Uganda’s political system to enable there to be a peaceful transfer of power between Museveni (current president) and the next president.

5 GENERAL WAYS TO PRAY FOR THE HURLEY FAMILY

1. Pray that God will help us love the Lord with all our hearts, souls, and minds.
2. Pray that God will save our extended family as some of them have hard hearts.
3. Pray that God will provide wisdom to Danielle and I regarding how to firmly love and lead the many young people the Lord has entrusted into our home. 
4. Pray that God will help us to walk in wisdom, respond to everyone with graciousness, compassion, and love while still upholding biblical standards.
5. Pray that our home will radiate the love of Jesus Christ and weightiness of God’s abiding presence.

I want to thank all of you who’ve been a part of this journey for the last 20 years. You have been our encouragement, sustenance, and support when we needed it most. I hope you’re excited for the next season of SOS!